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2004 New York Mets season

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Start date
  
2004

General manager
  
Jim Duquette

Local radios
  
WFAN, WADO

Manager
  
Art Howe

Owner
  
Fred Wilpon

Local televisions
  
WPIX, MSG Plus

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The New York Mets' 2004 season was the 43rd regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Art Howe. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 9, 2003: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the New York Mets.
  • January 16, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
  • January 29, 2004: Shane Spencer signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
  • February 9, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Mike Cameron
  • Ricky Gutiérrez
  • Cliff Floyd
  • Mike Piazza
  • Jason Phillips
  • Karim García
  • Tom Glavine
  • Ty Wigginton
  • Kaz Matsui

    • Notable transactions

  • April 3, 2004: Kenny Kelly was released by the New York Mets.
  • April 7, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was released by the New York Mets.
  • April 16, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
  • June 17, 2004: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Mets with Jeremy Griffiths to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo.
  • July 30, 2004: Justin Huber was traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for José Bautista.
  • July 30, 2004: Scott Kazmir was traded by the New York Mets with Jose Diaz to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Bartolomé Fortunato and Víctor Zambrano.
  • July 30, 2004: Ty Wigginton, José Bautista and Matt Peterson were traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger.
  • August 6, 2004: Shane Spencer was released by the New York Mets.

    • Game Log

    Green indicates a win, red indicates a loss, and gray indicates a postponement.

    The Final Montreal Expos Game

    Back in 1969, the New York Mets played the Montreal Expos in their first ever game. The game was played in New York. The Montreal Expos final game was played in New York against the Mets as well.

    Scorecard

    October 3, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    References

    2004 New York Mets season Wikipedia
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